Project Gutenberg 2018-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 189 Sampson, Emma Speed 1868 1947 Van Dyne, Edith Evers, Maude Martin Mary Louise at Dorfield Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, The Library of Congress and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mary Louise at Dorfield" by Emma Speed Sampson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mary Louise and her circle of friends in the small town of Dorfield, where they navigate life changes following World War I. Themes of personal ambition, friendship, and evolving gender roles permeate the narrative, reflecting the societal shifts of the time. At the start of the story, the town of Dorfield is trying to return to its routine post-war life. Conversations between the girls highlight their feelings of restlessness and desire for purpose, particularly Elizabeth Wright, who expresses her frustrations with traditional expectations for women. A sewing bee organized to prepare Mary Louise's trousseau serves as a backdrop for these discussions, illustrating the camaraderie and support among the friends. As they work together, the dynamics of social roles, aspirations, and relationships are established, especially with the introduction of new characters like Mrs. Markle and the ongoing preparations for Mary Louise's upcoming wedding. The opening sets the stage for exploring these themes in a light-hearted and engaging way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Weddings -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Theft -- Juvenile fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 294765 2025-06-22T16:20:04.930650 text/html 295704 2018-05-06T09:18:20 text/html 480740 2025-06-22T16:20:11.443605 application/epub+zip 478850 2025-06-22T16:20:06.101593 application/epub+zip 209638 2025-06-22T16:20:05.474575 application/epub+zip 539108 2025-06-22T16:20:15.264526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401015 2025-06-22T16:20:10.835604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255616 2022-08-25T16:34:49.797935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259069 2025-06-22T16:20:04.316627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258918 2018-05-06T09:18:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20288 2025-06-22T16:20:15.422541 application/rdf+xml 21121 2025-06-22T16:20:05.571593 image/jpeg 2434 2025-06-22T16:20:05.522577 image/jpeg 96792 2018-05-06T09:18:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 426146 2018-05-06T09:18:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 426395 2025-06-22T16:20:04.966652 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia